Power Plants Near 49885 — Skandia, MI

14 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 49885 (Skandia, Michigan). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 46.3490, -87.2481 · County: Marquette

Natural Gas 80%Oil 12%Hydroelectric 6%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
12.8 mi	Cataract (Mi) Gwinn, MI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Cataract Hydro, Llc
14.3 mi	Shiras Marquette, MI	Coal	—	City Of Marquette - (Mi)
16.9 mi	F.d. Kuester Generating Station Negaunee, MI	Natural Gas	132 MW	Upper Michigan Energy Resources Company
17.2 mi	James R Smith Marquette, MI	Hydroelectric	3 MW	City Of Marquette - (Mi)
17.3 mi	Plant Four Marquette, MI	Oil	24 MW	City Of Marquette - (Mi)
17.4 mi	Presque Isle Marquette, MI	Coal	—	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
17.5 mi	Marquette Energy Center Marquette, MI	Natural Gas	51 MW	City Of Marquette - (Mi)
18.8 mi	Mcclure Dam Marquette, MI	Hydroelectric	8 MW	Upper Peninsula Power Company
21.2 mi	Hoist Negaunee, MI	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Upper Peninsula Power Company
29.1 mi	Neenah Paper Munising Mill Munising, MI	Coal	6 MW	Neenah Paper Michigan Inc.
36.6 mi	Gladstone Gladstone, MI	Oil	23 MW	Upper Peninsula Power Company
38.4 mi	Escanaba Mill Escanaba, MI	Natural Gas	122 MW	Billerud Escanaba Llc
49.0 mi	Way Dam Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
49.1 mi	Hemlock Falls Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co

Power generation near this area

There are 14 power plants within 50 miles of Skandia, Michigan (ZIP 49885), with a combined 379 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 6 of the 14 nearby plants. The closest plant is Cataract (Mi) at 12.8 miles.

Nameplate capacity is the maximum output a plant can produce under ideal conditions — actual generation depends on fuel availability, demand, and maintenance schedules. Capacity factor (shown on individual plant pages) measures how much of that theoretical maximum a plant actually delivers over a year. Nuclear plants typically run above 90%; solar and wind range from 20–45% depending on location and weather.

All data comes from federal EIA and EPA releases. For a printable version of this proximity search, use the report link below. To explore all plants in Michigan, visit the Michigan state page.

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